Sandford Bay Surf Break

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Issued: 6 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
12.3° C

Normal for this time of year

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 2PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
S
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
6
3
3
4
4
5
2
1
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
WNW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:03AM3.19m
4:41PM2.78m
4:39AM3.13m
5:20PM2.74m
5:16AM3.06m
6:03PM2.70m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.47m
10:21PM0.84m
10:59AM0.51m
11:01PM0.91m
11:39AM0.57m
11:46PM1.00m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:16
4:16
4:18
4:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:05
10:04
10:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
18
16
14
13
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
12
12
13
11
11
9
9
10
13
10
10
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
N
7
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
12
7
1
1
1
2
5
5
4
6
3
3
4
4
2
3
7
8
8
4
8
13
19
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
4
5
2
1
2
4
1
4
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
5
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
NW
2
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
3
1
1
7
3
5
8
2
5
25
34
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
144
152
156
152
806
785
144
144
144
144
152
152
152
155
155
155
155
155
161
533
328
586
455
455
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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